03-17-201003-18-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
March 17, 2010 02:00 PMCalender
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Large Masonic "MASTER'S CARPET" Lithograph Scrolled Chart

Sell one like this
$830$700
Auction: Discovery - 2497Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: March 18, 2010 10:00AM

Description:

Large Masonic "MASTER'S CARPET" Lithograph Scrolled Chart, published by John Sherer, Cincinnati, 1855, lithograph on paper applied to canvas, mounted on wooden rollers, the emblematic chart was used as teaching aid for the instruction of Freemasonry; it was frequently taken off of the wall and rolled out on the floor of the Lodge room, so the word "carpet" instead of chart was commonly used, approx. 71 x 71 in.
Estimate $400-600

Keywords

Cincinnati, Freemasonry, John Sherer